Thursday, 19 June 2014

Even though this collaboration recently
released the full-on dance floor assault that is 'Breaking The Void',
the time is right for a follow-up EP to keep those tunes on rotation.
The album's opener 'Frozen' sees the already essential club hit get
the remix treatment.

The hard techno of the title track gets
a suitably bassy club mix that, while exceedingly appealing, doesn't
do anything particularly for its potential to be played any more than
the original already is. However, XP8's hard and dirty reworking of
the title track fares a lot better with a more relentless take on the
song. While reADJUST goes in new and more radical directions with new
lyrics and an “electro-body-trance vibe”.

'The City' is the first of two original tracks on the EP and
follows on nicely from the intelligent edm of the original album.
While 'Shine' breaks out the analogue and channels the spirit of Daft
Punk for this sweaty dance track. Two further remixes from the
full-length album come in the form of the rather pedestrian and
straight sounding version of 'Reasons' supplied by Cosmic Armchair,
and the luscious chip tune of 'Particles Of Love' contributed by
Eqavox.

It may sound like a bit of a mixed bag but the
remixes from XP8, reADJUST and Eqavox are worth the money alone. And
when you throw in a couple of great non-album tracks like 'Shine' and
'The City' and it begins to look like a very tempting purchase. These
EPs can often be dismissed as something for the DJs more often than
not, but if you were a fan of 'Breaking The Void', then you'll easily
be able to justify adding 'Frozen' to your music collection.